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This third installment of the Space Odyssey series was not as good as the first two, but it was still an enjoyable read!
This series started as a one-off book released in conjunction with the Stanley Kubrick movie of the same name. The series consists of: * 2001: A Space Odyssey * 2010: Odyssey Two. (Also made into a film) * 2061 Odyssey Three * 3001: The Final OdysseyThe first and second books are enthralling. 2061 is more of the same, and thus decent but somewhat pointless as part of the arc. 3001 is an attempt at closing up all the loose threads, and does so in a satisfying way.For a long time, these books frus...
This was incredibly slow moving. It also felt confusing, and the characters don't come alive very well. Clarke has two plots going at the same time and there isn't much of a plot as it is and nothing of very much interest happens. (Even the hi-jacking feels cheesy.) Having said that, Clarke is more of a scientist than a writer and what captivates me is the astronomy, the science, the feeling of space travel and descriptions of outer space as well as future technology some of which has come to pa...
The copy I own is a hardcover first edition, and it's the most poorly-edited professionally published book I've ever read. Numerous spelling and grammar mistakes litter the text, but the worst offender is a minor villain's surname that switches back and forth throughout her part of the story for no apparent reason. Also: the main character and his grandson both have the same surname and are, at times, referred to only by that last name, Floyd, making it difficult to understand which exactly is b...
2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey #3), Arthur C. Clarke 2061: Odyssey Three is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1987. It is the third book in Clarke's Space Odyssey series. It returns to one of the lead characters of the previous novels, Heywood Floyd, and their adventures from the 2061 return of Halley's Comet to Jupiter's moon Europa.2061 is set 51 years after the events of 2010: Odyssey Two and 60 years after those of 2001: A Space Odyssey. At the end
Have not read all of the books in this series, but of course this one is in the shadow of the original. 2001 was such a realistic yet profound SF book. So can the following sequels still feel fresh and surprise? After the second book, which I did not feel gripped me as much (the film either), this next one again is similar. The writing style of Clarke is always a good crafted standard, but is dating now. There is mystery in this next book, though it does move along a little slowly until becoming...
Even as part of a series that I've found mediocre at best, 2061 was a disappointing, awful book. Clarke demonstrates again how clumsy he is at creating and developing characters. The plot is unnecessary, and nothing of particular importance happens until the very end (which is also when Dave and Hal make their sole brief appearance). We're treated to the usual chauvinistic, awkward writing, this time with occasional random chapters about a gay couple on a space hospital (??).It's interesting to
2061 may seem like a random date in which to continue the Space Odyssey story into a third book, but there is a very good reason for it - the return of Halley's Comet.Amazingly Dr Heywood Floyd, middle-aged in the first two books, is still going strong aged one hundred and three, thanks to half a lifetime spent in low gravity, orbiting Earth in a space hospital after a bad fall. His grandson is also an astronaut and they are about to meet up after a space-jacking in the Jovian system. All eyes a...
This is my first fiction book I've read in English. I've read the first two volumes in Turkish when I asked the bookseller bout this one, he said it would be translated in a few months. As an impatient reader, I bought the original. I have read lots of articles about politics, law and economics but not literature or science-fiction. It was a good journey for me. I realized that my comprehending of English was better than I thought. After these series, I ordered lots of book from Amazon. :)
Well, I was having second thoughts about continuing A.C.Clarke's third novel in the classic 2001 series of science fiction books. I mean, if it was not his collaboration with Stanly Kubrick with one of the most iconic films ever made (I mean, no dialogue in that movie for at least thirty minutes) during the 1960s, then on a literal platform, most of us would never have heard of it. It ain't Asimov sci-fi for sure, but I read it (review on here) and I thought - ok -interesting but essentially fou...
4.5 Stars. Loved it !! :DJust like its preceding book 2010: Odyssey Two, this is a book full of wonder, awesomeness, vivid imagery and adventure.Preferring to rate books independently, I really liked this one. The landings on Halley's Comet, and Europa, along with their vivid descriptions of the landscape and life-forms make it an engaging read filled with wonder! Based on certain facts and conjectures, Clarke has written some good stuff using his wide imagination. Celestial mechanics seem to be...
Not as wonderful and gripping as 2001, but still better than the 2010. Not a very long and complex adventure, but great world-building and it's reasonable shortness makes sure you don't get bored by the lack of action.
A colossal disappointment. Very little character development in support of an insubstantial plot. Because of the poor writing, I never felt that anybody in the crashed vessel was in jeopardy. Let's hope "3001" makes up for this one.
Dr.Heywood Floyd, is back for the third installment of the 2001 Odyssey series still vigorous at the ripe old age of 103. So apparently the good Dr. requires excitement to live his next mission is to land on Halley's Comet, in the year 2061. When the most famous comet there is comes back past the orbit of Earth, which it has done for an incredible 20,000 years. AS A CELEBRITY HE GETS A FREE RIDE ON THE Spaceship Universe, a luxury liner, Heywood has been in a lot worse crafts in his trips around...
There really wasn't any reason to write this book besides cashing in on its very well know predecessors 2001 and 2010, both of which are supported by two very different but decent movie adaptations.I dont' remember a single event from the book, but just remember getting it for Christmas and being excited by the cool cover. Fairly disappointing, really.
third read - 29 September 2010 - This is a choppy story set on two different spaceships in the Space Odyssey universe. It came out about the time of the return of Halley's comet in 1986, and is set at the time of the comet's next expected visit to the inner solar system in 2061. One spaceship brings a very elderly Heywood Floyd along on a visit to the comet itself, and Clarke's descriptions are, as usual, quite vivid. Then the other spaceship is hijacked and crashes onto Europa, giving some memb...
"It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference. Occasionally, of course, an observation can shatter the frame and force the construction of a new one, but that is extremely rare. Galileos and Einsteins seldom appear more than once per century, which is just as well for the equanimity of mankind."
3,5 stars (Goodreads really need a half star rating).It was an enjoyable ride, and compared to the previous book, a walk in the park. Sir Arthur C Clarke's writing had been as captivating as when I first read A Space Odyssey, but I guess this book suffers from a rather severe case of technological advancement: since it's the future, and now everything is easier, some of the thrills (well, almost all of them) that made me love the previous novel so much (I think this series peaked at Odyssey Two)...
third book in Clarke's Odyssey-Saga...short plot description: set (obviously) 51 years after the events in "2010: Odyssey Two" we meet again Dr. Heywood Floyd, now 103 years old. Mankind has build bases on the moon and Ganymede (where a scientist makes an astonishing discovery about Europa) and advances in science have made interplanetary space travel economical feasible, which paved the way for private enterprises. One of them is Tsung Spacelines where Chris Floyd, grandson of Heywood Floyd, wo...
I was so bored. I considered quitting or crying. Nothing ever made me care about any of the characters. It was grueling.